Shabana Azmi Birthday Special: 7 lesser-known facts about the veteran star

Shabana Azmi Birthday Special: 7 lesser-known facts about the veteran star

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The actress is celebrating her 74th birthday today, September 18, 2024.

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She won her first National Award for Best Actress in her feature film debut, Ankur, which was released in 1974.

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Not only this, she made a hat-trick of winning National Awards between 1983, 1984 and 1985.

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She is a trained Kathak dancer and was trained by legendary Gopi Krishna.

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Shabana was the first Indian actress to join the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989.

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The actress once said that she was 'completely enchanted' by Jaya Bhaduri's performance in Suman.

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Shabana and Shekhar Kapur dated for a brief period and got engaged.

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She met lyricist Javed Akhtar when he was married to Honey Irani.

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